Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 15 October 1910 — Page 1
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WELLMIl 1 AIRSHIP
IS OFF FOR EUROPE
WITH A
GREW
OF FIVE
Monster Balloon Disappears Over Ocean; Wires Back That He Will Make Try for Other Side.
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 15. The airship America, which has been preparing for a flight across the Atlantic ocean under the supervision of Walter Well-
man, started today on its attempt to cross the Atlantic. Early this morning the balloon was taken out of the huge
hangar in which it has been housed
for months. The delicate operation of
removing the 228-foot gas bag was
performed without mishap.
At 8:01 a. m. the great cigar-shaped
balloon went up In the air and started
seaward. In two minute3 it had dis appeared in the dense fog which pre vailed.
What little wind was blowing at the
time was from the west. Parting Cheer by 1,000 People. As the balloon went into the air
parting cheer was given by about 1,000 people whose faith in the Wellman
enterprise had stood out against the at
tacks of those who declared that he never would tke the America off the ground. The flyers waved good-bye
and floated away.
Dense fog without wind made the conditions perfect and the , balloon was out of sight almost immediately. The
last report of the America and its crew was made by a volunteer crew of the yacht Olive, belonging to Colonel
Thomas Fotter of Philadephia, vhich guided the balloon out of the inlet. The trip was scheduled as a mere trial, but the statement of Chief Engineer Melvln Vaniman that "We won't come back until we have had a try at Europe' is believed to 'mean that the men will not return unless an accident befalls the ship or the crew is forced by adverse winds to come back. Larger That Former Balloon. The America is a large craft than the one In which Wellman started for the north pole. The airship's gas bag has ometV"ha-t the shape of a cigar and is 238 feet' long. its width is 'about fifty-two'- feet and it is said to - be capable of lifting about twelve tons. The envelppe carrying the gas weighs more than two tons. Attached to the big gas bag is a car 156 feet long. The floor of the car is really a large, flat tank in which the (Continued on page Ave.)
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Sister of Mrs. Jessie Bartlett
Davis Passes Away in Chicago.
1ELLI0G SPEECH BY CRIPACKER
Tenth District Congressman
Addresses Crowd at East Chicago Last Night Says
Country Wants no Soup-
hcuse Conditions.
Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 15. Death from injuries received in an auto accident eighteen months ago brought
release from suffering to Josephine Bartlettslster of Jessie Bajrtlett Davis, yesterday in the Baptist Hospital in Chicago. From the days when "Pinafore" and the Bostonians were popular idols the two sisters, Josephine and Jessie, one a contralto, the other a soprano, sang in the same company and won equal plaudits. A year and a half ago Josephine Barlett, in home life Mrs. Harold Perry, was struck by a taxlcab as she was returning from a rehearsal with a member of the Fritzl Scheff company, of which she was : member. She never recovered from the effects of the accident. Mrs. Bartlett was well known here as she had often been a guest of the Davises at Willowdale. .
TWO OPENLY IN SENATE FIGHT
DOG
RO
BITES
BERTSDALI
60! ON LEG
The attention of the police was called to the number of unmuzzled dogs in
i Robertsdale-y Dr. Korh, thfe w&rning.
said that a little boy nau oeen omen by a stray unmuzzled dog in the leg. Mayor Becker's proclamation relative the muzzling of dogs for a period of thirty days is still in effect, and for the past two weeks the police have been shooting a number of them every day. Chief Austgen intends to keep up the work until the period has expired.
(Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago. Ind., Oct. 15. Con
gressman E. D. Crumpacker last night repudiated Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, declared that ne would never vote for him for speaker of the house again, and, what was' more. Cannon would never be re-elected to this seat. Congressman Crumpacker delivered himself of these utterances at a meeting in local republican headquarters, whereby he opened up his campaign. During the course of his remarks Congressman Crumpacker declared that he himself was In no sense a standpatter. That he was a PROGRESSIVE RE. PUBLICAN andihad no sympathy with standpattism. He declared that so far as Cannon was concerned, that politician, who is now nearly 75 years of age, had formed his political opinions a quarter of a century ago. While con-
ditions had changed materially during
that period, Mr. Cannon had been too busy during the past twenty-five years to change his views, and the result was that he was hopelessly out of accord
at the present time with conditions as" they exist. Crowd Voice Approval. These sentiments met iwith the unbounded approval of the assemblage which had gathered to listen to Mr. Crumpacker's address. There was a large attendance present, the number being limited only by the space afforded in the place of meeting. At 5 o'clock a band stationed outside of the Calumet building, on the For-
REACHES HER GOAL A CORPSE
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CHICAGO
If!
GETS
E LEASE
A tragedy of emigration had Its Climax in the little town or Munster in Lake County this afternoon when Mrs. Pietze Weirsman was buried there, sne had died on the trip which was to unite her with her sons and daughters who live near Munster and Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. Weirsman, left their native county Holland several weeks ago in the hope of spending their dedining years with their children in America. Mrs. Weirsman was 53 yeirs old and apparently well when she embarked with her husband. Wmle on the ocean she was taken ill with pneu
monia and when the boat landed at
Hoboken, N. J. she was taken to a hos
pital there. She died last Tuesday, and the body arrived in Hammond yesterday
for burial at Munster this afternoon. It was a sad reunion for the father and his children.
THE TIMES' SATl'RDAY BUSINESS REVIEW.
There is a general Improved feeling due to the government's official confirmation of the bumper crops. Good crop reports have served as a stimulant In factory production Impending elections and the unsettled condition of the railway rate question acts as deterrent to large rail' orders. Railway movements of leading commodities ha'e broken all records, with attendant records in gross earnings by the railroads. . Dry goods' Interests, all over the country report expansion. No notable change in the steel business, but accumulating queries put forth for rails and railway equipment and the large business of the roads foreshadows a lively demand for steel In the near future. .On New Tork stock exchange yesterday sales of U. S. Steel common were 1,000,000 shares. It Is selling at 54 points higher than last
(Saturday. v
Continued demand for structural materials. Gary bank clearings show gain of $42,958.00 over last week.
W. F. Hagen of Chicago has purchased the lease of the Calumet Hay company from local capitalists and will organize a large warehouse and forwarding company in this city, to be known as the Indiana Harbor Belt Warehousing & Forwarding company. It will be the business of this company to make up carloads of goods from the east and tranship them - to western destinations. The company will employ a number of men and expects to dd a big business here. The shipper saves the freight on the shipment to Chicago. A great many improvements will be made to the old G. H. Hammond company buildings and they will be used for warehouses.
LOCAL FANS
IKE LOi TRIP TODAY
Dr. H. E. Sharrer and J. E. Hines of
Hammond went to Philadelphia this morning for the purpose of witnessing the first of the series of games for the world's baseball championship. These well-known Hammond men expect to get a good line on the rela
tive playing ability of the two teams after witnessing the first contest. Henry Bicknell is anxiously awaiting word from the front. He has stated that he will vote the democratic ticket this fall if the Cubs are defeated and that shows how much faith Bicknell has in the Cubs. It is understood that Sharrer and Hines will run down to New York before their return to Hammond.
DIVORCES GRANTED. The following divorce cases were heard in the Lake Superior Court at Hammond yesterday: Sophy Sezerba vs. Albert Sezerba. Divorce granted. Enjoined from arrying for two years. Litigants from East Chicago. Leonard Schemer vs. Pauline Scherner. Divorce granted. Plaintiff granted custody of children. Plaint to pay costs. Judgement and finding set aside and case taken under advisement.
Litigants form Hammond. Ida M. Keeler vs. Victor R. Keeler of Hammond. Divorce granted. Maiden name of plaintiff. Ida M. Coldren, restored. Ethel L Woods vs. Otto C. Woods. Divorce granted. Enjoined from marry
ing for two years. Litigants reside in
East Chicago.
John J. Mescal vs. Margaret Mescal
of Gary. Divorce granted and custory of children awarded to plaintiff. En
joined from marrying for two years.
Fanny M.' Scott vs. Abraham L. Scott
of Hammond. Divorce granted. De
fendent is given custody of children for the present subject to the order of the court. The plaintiff is to see the child
ren at all times.
Rosa Landry-vs. Moses Landry. Di
vorce granted and plaintiff to pay costs Litigants reside in Hammond.
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Anderson, Ind., Oct. 15. The strenuous pace set by Col. Roosevelt while touring Indiana in behalf of Senator Beveridge was too much for the senator, who broke down, although the colonel kept going. Beveridge was to
spean at rallies here and at Elwood today. Word of his illness was received - too late to make an announcement
and thousands were doomed to disappointment. Much concern is felt at his falling ill at the height of the cam-
Negro Implicated in Nervy PaiSn- .
Holdup in West Hammond Havana. Ont. In. TTnnrlrprls nrp rprortfrl
Captured by Chicago De- injured in the terific hurricane which swept Cuba, de-
tectives Yesterday; Hear- vastatmg tiie entire island, ana wincii is still raging olf
me (.-oasi, wnerexne ninety mue an nour wma is carrying
destruction into the shipping and adding to the death
list. Heavy loss of life is reported from Matanzas, Santa
Clara and Pinas districts. Havana is strewn with-wreck-
age and ten are reported dead.
ing Is to Be Held Today.
LATEST
the Cuyahoga candidates for this week of
county Democratic
the Ohio Asseiably
Atlee Pomerenf, of Canton, and Mayor Brand Whitlock. of Toledo, for the United; States senatorship, pnta these two in the race for Senator Dick's toga should the next Ohio Assembly be Democratic.
rain
Walter Allen, a n-gro porter employ
ed in a Chicago saloon, was arested in
Chicago yesterday on the charge of
having held up and robbed Charles
z!cZicin ;;r,.Hrwuad iYi re Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 15. (Times Bureau)-. The
acquaintance of Aiien in Chicago, zick state board of health today rescinded its order requiring
m E VLt T could mm free bakers to wrap all bread delivered to retailers. The mas-
transportation, ter bakers of the state fought this t order and forced the
and rodeatoa HammTpoVthelr I board to back up f rom the position it took recently
rival here Allen took Zick over to West Hammond in the vicinity of the pump
ing station and after pointing a re
volver at him ordered him to turn over all of the money he had. The robbery
occurred at 9:00 p. m. ies Small Sum.
The negro succeeded in getting $8.90
fronv his white companion. He tnen
started in the direction of Hegewisch.
Zick, who is only 19 years of age. at once notified the West Hammond police
and an officer started in hot pursuit.
The negro was trailed to Hegewisch
where he managed to elude his. pur
suers. Zick, however, had the address of the negro and gave that to the West
Hammond police.
Thev telegraphed the address to the
Chicago police and officers from Chi
cago were detailed to watch the negro's
residence. He was captured last nisht
and placed in jail in Chicago. He will
be brought to West Hammona xoaay
SPORTING
es
KETCnEL DYING.
Springfield. Mo., Oct. 15. Stanley
Ketchel, ehampion middleweight pugil
1st, was shot and it Is believed fatally
wounded on the ranch of It. P. Dicker-
son, five miles north of Conway, Mo.,
this morning.
FOOTBALL GAMES. Champaign, 111., Oct. 5. Illinois
vs,
where he will have a preliminary hear- Chicago. Weather clear light north
ILCOI SERVICE
ing before Judge Green.
SELECTED FOR FUNERAL
Interment Will Take Place on Monday Morning at
St. Joseph's.
Superintendent C. M. McDaniel of Hammond and his son will today take their last treatment at the Pasteur Institute, in Chicago, for the prevention of rabies. While the period of incubation is generally conceded to be about fortytwo days, although it sometimes extends as long as three months from the date of infection, the preventative makes the patient immune' in about twelve to fourteen treatments. Mr. IcDaniel and his son have taken all but one of the necessary treatments and are now considered immune from hte disease. In view of the fact that immunity is made certain in about 95 per ont of the cases treated, Superintendent McDaniel has no fear of the disease. The two children of Mrs. Ora Hartman and Mrs. G. F. Phares are still taking the treatment under the direction of Dr. J. A. Graham. As they began the course later than McDaniel and his son, they will have to continue longer.
William Crawford, whose conduct of indifferenoe several months ago in connection with the suicide of his wife shortly after their honeymoon, was arrested this afternoon on a warrant by Undertaker Charles Stewart. The charge against Crawford is that of false pretense, he having misrepresented things to Mr. Stewart at the time of Mrs. Crawford's death and in that way tried to eVade his obligation for the funeral expenses. The warrant had been sworn out some time ago. In the meantime , Crawford has been around town and was at a local dance only reecntly. He was arrested at the Marshall saloon across the street from the Stewart undertaking establishment, where he had gone to work as a bartender.
Notice to Water Users.
Commencing at 7 a. m. Sunday, Oct.
16 there will be a low pressure of water south of the river, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 3 p. m., on account of repairs on main. C. N. JEWETT, Supt.
USED THINGS THAT YOU DON'T WANT CAN BE SOU) IF TOU AD. VERTISE IN THE TIMES
A FEW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR
OWN "WANT." IF YOU'RE ADVER
TISING IN THE TIMES AD THE
VSUAI. RESJLLT IS
GRIFFITH BODY HOLDS MEETING
(Special to ThbTimes.) Griffith. Ind., Oct. 15. At a meeting
of the Griffith Commercial and Industrial Association, held Thursday, at the
office of the Griffith Land Company, in Chicago,' the following officers "were elected:
A. Haddow Smith, President. A. L. Russell, Vice President. Matt Beirlger, Secretary and Treas. Other officers elected are:
Wm. T. Harkness. E. De St. Aubin. Peter Egiriger. J. J. Klineman. The adjourned meetin gof the Association will be held at the office of the Griffith Land Company, in Griffith,
Monday, October 17th, at 1:30 p. m.
The funeral for Chas. Shea, who died yesterday morning, has been arranged for next Monday morning. A requiem high mass will be said at All Saints' Catholic church, services to be held at 9 o'clock. Classmates of Chas. Shea wil lact as pallbearers. Those who have been selected are Elston Elliott. William Evers of Chicago, Jacob Sehaefer of LeMars, la.; Hollis Hunter, Maynard Smith, Mat Kolb, George Knoerzer and Louis Eder. Inasmuch a metal casket has been provided eight pallbearers are required. Interment will be at St. Joseph's cemetery. The body was taken from the undertaker to the home, at 50 Webb street, where it may be viewed by the
friends. Court Luers. C. O. F., of which Chas. Shea was a member and under whose auspices he will be, buried, .will hold a special meteing this evening to make its arrangements for next Monday.
wind. Attendance 11,000. Chicago rooters headed by maroon band parading the field after parading part of the town. At 2:30 the maroon team filed into the field and wire given a rousing rece-rti3fi'. J,rfniey 4v& foUtfwed 6y"U Illinois team who were roundly cheered. The first half ends with the ball In
Illinois' possesion on Chicago's seven I yard line. Score Illinois, 3; Chicago, 0. ! End of the first half:
Princeton, 0; Lafayette, 0. Navy, 3; W. & J., 0. Close, Navy, 15;
W. &. J.. 0.
Brown, 0; Pennsylvania, 3. Syracuse. 9; Carlisle, 0. Yale, 0; West Point, 0. Harvard, 12; Amherst, 0. Minnesota, 21; Nebraska, 0. ALL STARS BEATEJC. Philadelphia, Oct. 15 (Special.)
With Bender and Thomas for the Ath
letic battery, the Philadelphia Americans today defeated tn All Stars, getting three runs, five hits and no errors. Walsh and street was the battery for
the All Stars, who were shut out with three hits and no errors.
CULVER SCULP WANTED
I HAMMOND HIGH
Football Team of Local High
School to Play Second Academy Team.
CLEVELAND WINS. Cleveland, Oct. 15 (Special.) Cleve
land defeated Cincinnpti in an exnih!tion game with seven runs, 14 hits and
1 error against Cincinnati's 1 run, 7
hits and no errors. Beebe opened the
session for Cincinnati ad Falkenberg
for Cleveland.
Both the manager of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies in Hammond would welcome a night shift. They both have more than they can do to handle the business that comes In during the day. The agitation started by th Ham-
: monfl. Businsss Wen'a -association. b,s j
both the business men of th city and
the managers of the local offices.
Miss Ethel Meston.the manager of
the Western Union office, in Hammond,
said: "I do not know what he com
pany will do. Personally, I would wel
come a night shift for the reason that It would relieve me and make my hours shorter. It all depends upon
whether or not the company thinks the business would warrant It."
Manager Stewart of the Postal Tele
graph office, in this city, says: "We
now deliver messages up to 8 o'clock,
and it is possible to transmit messages
at all hours of the night, but the complaint seems to be that it is im
possible to have a message delivered after 8 o'clock."
The manager of the Postal said that
Hammond was certainly a large enough city to feel Justified in Its demand for
a night service. The local business men are advised to write letters to
the officials of the company presentln.tr the facts and then they will be notified as to what action will be taken.
PURTELLE HEETS
CO.EfiT CITIZENS
Committee Is Appointed to
Assist Him in Getting -Right of Way.
PRINTING
CAUSES
ft STIR
Fifty Years - Ago Today. Oct. 15. The Frince of Wales sailed np the Hudson on the United States revenue cotter Harriet Lane to West Point, where he was received by Lieutenant General "vTinfield Scott, a conspicuous hero of our war with England in 1S12-14.
The Hammond high school football team went to Culver, Ind., today for the purpose of playing the second team
representinb that school. The boys are looking forward to a fine trip and expect to be back to Hammond by 8 o'clock this evening. The Culver boys provided the transportation for the team and two meals, both of which will be eaten on thw train. This is a sample of the liberal way in which the Culver team treats a visiting team. The boys were accompanied by Harry, Buck, the physical instructor of the local schools, who has been the coach
of the team this year. Those who accompanied the team and the positions they will play are as follows: Graves, captain and halfback; Crumpacker, right half; Taylor, fullback; Whitaker, quarterback; Locklin and Van. Gilder center or right guard; Hifsh, left guard; Blocker, left tackle;
Herendeen, left end; Plummer, right tackle; Murphy, right end and Smith,
Swanton and Hess substitutes.
La Vendor Cigars are pronounced exceptionally good by all smokers.
(Special to The Times.)
Crown Point. Ind., Oct. 15. A good
crowd of representative Crown Point
business men gathered at the courthouse assembly room last evening to
hrar what Promoter Purtelle had to
say concerning his pet scheme of running an interurban line from Hammond to Lafayette and making Crown Point
one of the principal towns along the route.
Mr. Purtelle wasn't long, after ex
plaining the benefits to be derived from
interurban service (a fact that Crown Point people have made a special study of for the last two years) in stating his desires that a free right of way between Crown Point and Hammond north, or Crown Point and Lafayette south. In fact, Promoter Purtelle forgot to place any restrictions on the endeav-
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Big Sale at Lloyd's. The Lloyd Mercantile company, successor to Paxton & Baker, on State strett in Hammond, is in th midst of a big price-slashing campaign which began some time ago when the firm took over the entire store. The sale continues daily an.dsome exceptional values are being offered in all lines and advertised in The Times. The bargains advertised embrace furniture, clothing, shoes, etc
Because of an oversight on the part of the printers, the Hammond Elks, who are advertising their coming bazaar on big lithographs which they are distributing throughout the whole region, find themselves in an embarrassing position.' i - The printing was done by the National Printing and Engraving company of Chicago, a strictly union shop.
but through an oversight on the part of the printers the union label has been omitted from the poster. As a result union men who have seen the lithographs, and not knowing the circumstances in connection, have taken exception, and in some cases it is reported the bills have be torn from their hangings. At the time Attorney Dan Moran. chairman of the advertising committee, ordered the printing he gave Instruction to insert the label. Only a week remains before the opening of the hazaar and the time Is too short to have new ones printed. While the
printers are taking the blame for the oversight, the Elks are hoping that in view of these circumstances, no blame shall attach to them.
Trip for Health. Albert , Scheuneman, 151 Clinton street, who was formerly employed as a street car conductor, leaves today for California. He will be gone for some time as he intends to spend the winter In California for his health.
THE TIMES CAN GET YOU A GIRL,